Adult social services provides care to vulnerable adults. The service is committed to helping people live safe and fulfilling lives in their own homes by providing support and equipment to those who are eligible. For more information on the service you can view the adult social care Fit for the Future film.
Who is it for?
The service works with:
The following leaflet gives information on access to adult social services. Please note the following document is in easy read format.
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The Fair Access to Care page gives descriptions of the kind of needs the service can help with.
How do you get it?
You may be referred by your general practitioner (GP), community nurse, or by self-assessment.
If you would like to carry out a self-assessment, you can complete a self-assessment online or call 01724 297979 for more details.
A number of adult social services can be applied for online, these include:
Further information
It is not only the council's adult services that work to support vulnerable adults. Fresh Start provides more services to older people in North Lincolnshire to enable them to live as independently as possible for as long as they choose to do so.
There are many other organisations that offer help and support to those who need it.
Adult social services also has a Supporting people service that provides the housing related support some people need to stay as independent as possible.
Adult social services has a strategy which you can download here as a pdf.
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If you would like any further information on the service please complete this online request form.
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